M14.3 ABOUT HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE YOU LAST SMOKED CIGARETTES REGULARLY?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE SMOKED 100 CIGARETTES AND CURRENTLY DO NOT SMOKE
| PERCENTS | |||||||||
| CATEGORIES | PAST MONTH | PAST 3 MOS | PAST 6 MOS | PAST YEAR | PAST 5 YEARS | PAST 10 YEARS | 10+ YEARS | UNK/REF | TOTAL |
| AGE GROUP 18-24 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 38 |
| 25-34 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 41.2 | 27.7 | 13.6 | 0 | 138 |
| 35-44 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 26.8 | 19.6 | 39.4 | 0 | 180 |
| 45-54 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 62.4 | 0.6 | 272 |
| 55-64 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 14.6 | 7.4 | 73.3 | 0 | 273 |
| 65-74 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 78.1 | 0.5 | 197 |
| 75 + | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 9.5 | 82.5 | 1.1 | 152 |
| UNK/REF | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 6 |
| SEX MALE | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 16.8 | 13.5 | 58.9 | 0.6 | 613 |
| FEMALE | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 6.4 | 22.4 | 12.9 | 53.5 | 0 | 643 |
| RACE GROUP WHITE, NON-HISPANIC | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 18.9 | 13.5 | 57.3 | 0.2 | 1,129 |
| BLACK, NON-HISPANIC | 0.8 | 0 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 19.4 | 14.4 | 55.9 | 0 | 55 |
| OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 31 |
| HISPANIC | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 29 |
| REFUSED | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 12 |
| INCOME GROUP < $15,000 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 24.6 | 10.6 | 52.2 | 1.1 | 118 |
| $15-$24,999 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 20.9 | 10.2 | 56.6 | 0 | 182 |
| $25-$49,999 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 21.6 | 15.8 | 50.0 | 0.4 | 370 |
| $50-$74,999 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 21.0 | 10.9 | 58.0 | 0 | 229 |
| >=$75,000 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 12.8 | 16.4 | 64.3 | 0 | 202 |
| UNK/REF | 0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 14.6 | 10.9 | 62.2 | 1.0 | 155 |
| EDUCATION < H S GRAD | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 19.5 | 10.5 | 61.1 | 1.2 | 141 |
| H S GRAD OR GED | 3.2 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 18.5 | 14.7 | 53.9 | 0.6 | 456 |
| SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 20.5 | 12.5 | 54.1 | 0 | 314 |
| COLLEGE GRAD | 1.2 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 18.9 | 13.2 | 60.3 | 0 | 343 |
| UNK/REF | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 2 |
| MARITAL STATUS MARRIED | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 18.1 | 13.9 | 58.6 | 0.5 | 757 |
| UNMARRIED | 4.1 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 21.7 | 11.8 | 51.8 | 0 | 498 |
| UNK/REF | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 1 |
| EMPLOYMENT STATUS EMPLOYED | 2.5 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 21.4 | 14.9 | 50.6 | 0.4 | 699 |
| NOT EMPLOYED | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 41 |
| STUDENT/HOMEMAKER | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 27.9 | 18.8 | 42.4 | 0 | 100 |
| RET/UNABLE TO WORK | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 11.3 | 8.2 | 74.5 | 0.4 | 413 |
| UNK/REF | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 3 |
--- ALL --- | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 19.2 | 13.2 | 56.6 | 0.3 | 1,256 |
NOTES: Percents are based on weighted data; totals are unweighted numbers.
*** Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.
SOURCE: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002
